SOLUTION: Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other. The passenger train is traveling 80mph while the frieght train is traveling 40mph. a dispat
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Question 653988: Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other. The passenger train is traveling 80mph while the frieght train is traveling 40mph. a dispatcher discover the error and warns them 1 minute before they collide. how far apart were they when they were warned? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other.
The passenger train is traveling 80mph while the freight train is traveling 40mph.
a dispatcher discover the error and warns them 1 minute before they collide.
how far apart were they when they were warned?
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Objects going toward each other the effective speed is their sum
80 + 40 = 120 mph
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How far will be traveled in 1 minute at 120 mph? (hr)
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Dist = *120 = 2 miles
